Advertising novelty



June 14, 1 932.

J. A. BOLINGER ADVERTISING NOVELTY Filed Oct. 26 1931 ZSheets-Sheet i Inventor June 14, 1932. J A, BOLlNGER 1,863,453

ADVERTISING NOVELTY Filed Oct. 26,193l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor J 4/ en 301 /7 47 er Patented June 14, 1932 UNITED STATES PATE'P J'U DD ALLEN BOLING-ER, OF KIN GSPORT, TENNESSEE ADVERTISING NOVELTY Application filed October 26, 1931. Serial No. 571,203.

The present invention relates to an advertising novelty particularly designed for use on automobiles and the like and has for its prime object to provide a novelty of this nature which tends to attract the attention to itself and simulate a person pumping up a fiat tire on an automobile.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a novelty of this nature which is exceedingly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and eflicient in operation and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds. the invention resides in cer tain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the novelty embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a detail elevation of the body of the figure, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the vibrating unit.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the letter A denotes generally a disk including a lower segment 5 and an upper segment 6. the latter segment being smaller in area than the lower segment and being connected to the lower segment by an offset portion in the form of a platform 7 On the face of the segment 6, there is represented an automobile 8 having a flat tire. Numeral 9 denotes the figure of a man, the body 10 of which is pivoted as at 11 on the segment 6 and an arm 12 is pivoted to the body as at 14 and pivoted as at 15 to a stem 16 slidable through a cylinder 17 representing a pump resting on the platform 7. The stem 16 extends downwardly through an opening in the platform 7 and is pivotally connected to a weight 19 mounted on a flat elongated spring 22 which is anchored in a clamp bracket 23 on the back face of the segment 5.

Numeral 24 denotesa suction cup secured to the segment 6 by suitable means 25 so that the novelty may be mounted'on the windshield of an automobile or in anyother place desired. I do not consider the hanging means 24c as of the-essence of the invention and other equivalent means may be substituted therefor. When the novelty is mounted in place vibration of the car will cause the vibration of the spring and weight thereby causing an up and down movement of the stem 16 so that the rocking movement of the body 10 with the movement of the stem 16 will simulate the movement of a man in pumping up a flat tire.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of the invention will now be quite apparent without a more detailed description thereof.

It is apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

It will further be apparent that the device and operation will tend to attract attention to any advertising matter which may be provided on the segment 5 and because of the simplicity of construction, the advertising novelty may be manufactured at a very low cost and therefore distributed freely among automobile owners and the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. An advertising novelty of the class de scribed including a disk, a weight, a spring, said weight being mounted on one end of the spring, means for mounting the other end of the spring on the disk, a rod connected to the weight, a cylinder on the disk through which the rod is slidable, a figure including a pivotally mounted body, and an arm pivoted to the body and to the stem, said disk being offsetto provide an upper segment and a lower segment with the platform therebetween, the cylinder being mounted on the platform and the figures on the upper segment.

2. An advertising novelty of the class described including a disk ofiset along a horizontal chord above its center to form a platform dividing the disk into an upper smaller segment and a lower larger segment, a spring, means for mounting one end of the spring on the lower segment below the platform, a weight on the other end of the spring, a stem connected to the weight and extending through an opening in the platform, a figure on the upper segment including a rocking body, and an arm connecting the rocking body with the upper end of the stem.

3. In an advertising novelty, a support having an offset intermediate portion defining a platform, a cylinder on the platform and having a rod, a figure secured to said support above said platform and having a pivoted section and a pivoted arm, said arm being connected to said rod, a spring secured to said support, and having a weight connected to said rod, and an attaching means carried by said support. 7

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

JUDD ALLEN BOLINGER. 

